Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias
Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias Summary Venture capitalist Sajith Pai’s analysis — cited on Slashdot — shows solo founders now launch about 35% of startups (up from…
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds Summary New peer-reviewed research published in PLOS One suggests people may inhale as many as 68,000 microplastic particles a…
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Summary Anthropic has announced it will begin using user data — including new chat transcripts and coding sessions — to…
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information Summary Credit bureau TransUnion has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers. In filings with state attorneys general,…
US To Publish Economic Data On Blockchain, Commerce Chief Says
US To Publish Economic Data On Blockchain, Commerce Chief Says Summary U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the Department of Commerce will begin publishing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) statistics…
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones
Japanese Town Proposes Two-Hour Daily Limit on Smartphones Summary Toyoake, a central town in Aichi prefecture with about 69,000 residents, has proposed a guideline limiting smartphone use to two hours…
Imgur’s Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner
Imgur’s Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner Summary Imgur’s user base has flooded the site’s front page with images mocking parent company MediaLab AI — most notably pictures…
Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland
Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Summary Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) are moving ahead with a Microsoft Office 365 rollout despite major data…
Microsoft’s Copilot AI is Now Inside Samsung TVs and Monitors
Summary Microsoft’s Copilot assistant is being integrated into Samsung’s 2025 lineup of smart TVs and monitors. On-screen, Copilot appears as a friendly, animated beige avatar that speaks with synced mouth…
FFmpeg 8 Can Now Subtitle Your Videos on the Fly
FFmpeg 8 Can Now Subtitle Your Videos on the Fly Summary FFmpeg 8.0, codenamed “Huffman”, is out. The release bundles around 30 notable changes, the headline being integration with Whisper…